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22 Jun 2016

Good numbers of Eurasian Griffon Vultures - Tanoumah Park

Tanoumah Park is positioned along the edge of
the main escarpment of the Asir mountains and has very step cliffs for the vultures
to roost on. The birds cab be seen flying over as well as below you at this
site and excellent views of many birds in the air together can be had. We had
good views of up to thirteen Eurasian Griffon Vultures flying over. This species
is declining rapidly, with this location probably the best site in the Kingdom
for seeing this species. The species is an uncommon, resident breeder, in the
mountains of western Saudi Arabia with a few scarce records elsewhere in the
Kingdom. In the Eastern Province where I live it is a vagrant with six records
of seven birds but none have been seen in recent years.

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I hope you enjoy browsing my latest images & notes from the field, the majority are from Dhahran (eastern Saudi Arabia) as well as bird ringing in Bahrain. Most of the photographs are of birds but I will also include other interesting natural history shots when I take them.

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I am an amateur photographer who goes birdwatching and takes the occasional picture with birdwatching being my primary interest. I do birdwatch in an area that has good light for photogrpahy and manage to take quite a few photographs each day.

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